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Gregg visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire. Brits drink 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory鈥檚 best sellers, the Halo Heritage mug.

Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. We Brits drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory鈥檚 best sellers, the Halo Heritage mug.

Every cup and pot in this historic factory starts life as a giant 100 metre-long mound of clay. Operations director Dean Barlow explains there are 100,000 tons of clay in this enormous pile, enough to last the factory about 20 years.

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Blur

    Coffee & TV

  • Blur

    Coffee & TV

  • Example

    Kickstarts

  • Zak Abel

    Love Song

  • Mumford & Sons

    Guiding Light

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Love聮s Not a Competition

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Light Up The Dark

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Can't Stop Feeling

  • 贬补谤诲鈥怓颈

    Killer Sounds

  • Rizzle Kicks

    Lost Generation

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Sacrilege

  • Propellerheads

    Spy Break

  • Sugababes

    You On A Good Day

  • The Farm

    Groovy Train

  • Laura Marling

    Cross Your Fingers

  • Franz Ferdinand

    40 Feet

  • The xx

    I Dare You

  • Laura Marling

    Ghosts

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    I Can Do It Without You

  • Lemon Jelly

    Homage to Patagonia

  • Lemon Jelly

    Homage to Patagonia

  • Tinchy Stryder

    You're Not Alone Instrumental

  • Dua Lipa

    Hotter Than Hell

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Ruth Goodman
Presenter Gregg Wallace
Presenter Cherry Healey
Executive Producer Lucy Carter
Executive Producer Sanjay Singhal
Series Producer Nicola Lafferty

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